W16.1
Fall into natural body of water
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where W16.1 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- W16 Parent Fall, jump or diving into water
- W16.1 This code Fall into natural body of water
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Fall into lake
Inclusion Terms
Fall into open sea
Inclusion Terms
Fall into river
Inclusion Terms
Fall into stream
Excludes1
accidental non-watercraft drowning and submersion not involving fall (W65-W74)
Inherited from W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water
Excludes1
effects of air pressure from diving ( W94 .-)
Inherited from W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water
Excludes1
fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)
Inherited from W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W16
Inherited from W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water
More Specific Codes
3 codes under W16.1
Version History
How W16.1 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFall into natural body of water
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFall into natural body of water
Related Codes
Other codes under W16
- W16.0 Fall into swimming pool
- W16.2 Fall in (into) filled bathtub or bucket of water
- W16.3 Fall into other water
- W16.4 Fall into unspecified water
- W16.5 Jumping or diving into swimming pool
- W16.6 Jumping or diving into natural body of water
- W16.7 Jumping or diving from boat
- W16.8 Jumping or diving into other water
- W16.9 Jumping or diving into unspecified water
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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